About the Role
We are seeking a hands-on, multidisciplinary Creative Specialist based in Dubai, who excels in original thinking and exceptional design craft to create impactful work that resonates with local consumers. In this role, you will report to the Creative Manager and will be responsible for translating brand direction into compelling concepts and visual storytelling across campaigns, social media, digital platforms, packaging, and retail. You will personally design, edit, and animate the work to bring brand stories to life.
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What You’ll Do
- Build the idea: Develop original concepts, visual territories, and key visuals that bring brand stories to life with local relevance.
- Shape the visual expression: Contribute to art direction for photography and creative treatments, ensuring strong composition, typography, and brand identity.
- Design across touchpoints: Create graphics, packaging concepts, mock-ups, and retail or visual merchandising applications that provide a consistent brand experience.
- Make it move: Edit short-form video and create motion graphics and animation to enhance storytelling.
- Expand possibilities with AI: Explore image and video concepts using generative tools, combining them with design, retouching, and editing techniques to produce polished creative outputs.
- Set the standard for rollout: Develop original assets and design systems that guide external partners in adapting the work consistently at scale.
Qualifications
What You’ll Bring
- 5+ years of experience in multidisciplinary design, graphic or motion design, art direction, or a related creative discipline.
- A portfolio demonstrating original ideas, strong design craft, and proven video editing and animation skills.
- Hands-on proficiency with design, image editing, video, and motion tools, along with practical experience using generative AI.
- Capability to develop packaging, retail, and visual merchandising concepts through compelling mock-ups.
- Confidence in presenting ideas, responding to direction, and delivering polished work independently.
- Proficiency in Arabic is required.
You will thrive in this role if you enjoy both shaping creative ideas and executing the work yourself. Please apply with your CV and portfolio, including original design, motion/video samples, packaging or retail concepts, and examples of your AI-assisted creative process.
